Blurred lines - Lando Norris

38.

I woke up next to Alix, and I had a feeling that this time, it wasn't only for one night.

I want to spend every night with her and I was sure gonna do that.

"Morning princess" I smiled, brushed my fingers against her arm, down to her waist, pulling her closer to my body again.

Hopefully she wasn't gonna wake up and change her mind about this. Hopefully she would want this as much as I wanted it.

"Good morning" she relaxed against my body, and laid down against me for a couple of minutes before she got up. "I am gonna get ready and take a shower"

"I can join you?" I offered with a smirk. She just chuckled and shook her head. "No, then we will be too late"

Not necessarily, but I wasn't gonna push her, even though I saw her naked a couple of times now, a lot of times, but I got it, it was slightly different now.

This wasn't just for sex anymore, if I was completely honest, for me it wasn't just about sex for a long time now.

I loved her for months now, maybe even longer than I can remember.

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"You look happy" Max Verstappen smiled at me, as we were both walking in the paddock.

Obviously Alix and I agreed to come to the paddock separately. We wanted to keep this private for now.

Private for the journalists, but not for our friends, the ones we trusted.

And I trusted Max.

"Just had a good night" I shrugged, but my smile revealed that it probably was the best night I've ever had.

"Oh? Is Maggie here then?"

"No, obviously not" As if I would have the best night with her. Definitely not.

"Then with who did you have sex?" He nudged me a little. "Not everything is about sex, Max" I rolled my eyes sarcastically.

"Alix and I are dating"

And the smile on his face immediately disappeared, if I didn't know better, I would think he likes her.

But I knew better, he didn't like her, or maybe as a friend, definitely not more.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

What kind of question was that?

"Like you and Kelly, Alix and I are together" I explained like he was a 5 year old. "She came to my room last night and it was amazing, mate"

"Wait-" he frowned. "What exactly happened?"

"That's not really any of your business, is it?" I patted his back a few times and walked to my hospitality.

I was actually excited to do the qualifying. The car was great, so fast and I believed I could put it on pole.

I easily went through to Q3, so did Max and Alix, even though it wasn't that easy for them.

I hated to see Alix struggle like that, but it's not like I could help her right now.

Maybe a little slipstream or something, but I wasn't gonna risk my own lap. Maybe a bit selfish, but I couldn't disappoint my team.

So I concentrated on my fast lap first, and it was as if it was timed because she was about to start her fast lap right when I finished mine.

I kept driving in front of her and she understood what I was trying to do.
She drove as close to me as she could.

"Lando, back off back off" Will said on the radio. "You're giving Alix a slipstream"

I didn't answer because I was obviously aware of that.

She drove past me, right before the first corner.

She ended on P2, while I finished on pole position.

We were gonna start right next to each other tomorrow. Best possible outcome.